Washington (CNN) - The White House acknowledged Thursday the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale a number of times, according to a statement.

The administration also indicated it will increase the "scope and scale of assistance" to rebels in Syria following its acknowledgment that the Bashar al-Assad government has used chemical weapons in the civil war, according to the statement.

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gee this is realley sad. this post has been up for five min. and the paid trolls have not chimed in yet. rudy,sniffed it, momma4 ect. where are you?

June 13, 2013 05:20 pm at 5:20 pm |

JR

well, here we go....another war; just what McCain was gunning for.........

June 13, 2013 05:21 pm at 5:21 pm |

Frank Booth

No U.S. troops on the ground in Syria whatsover! I reckon we send over a few B-2's from Whiteman AFB to clean some house—the Syrian govenment will get a clue real quick-like!

June 13, 2013 05:43 pm at 5:43 pm |

Frank Booth

No U.S. troops on the ground in Syria whatsoever! I reckon we send over a few B-2's from Whiteman AFB to clean some house—the Syrian government will get a clue real quick-like!

June 13, 2013 05:48 pm at 5:48 pm |

Malory Archer

Big mistake. You arm them and it's just a matter of time before they use those arms against us.

June 13, 2013 05:54 pm at 5:54 pm |

Malory Archer

Frank Booth
No U.S. troops on the ground in Syria whatsover! I reckon we send over a few B-2's from Whiteman AFB to clean some house—the Syrian govenment will get a clue real quick-like!

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And the next day we'll be looking at video footage of "collateral damage" while the right wails like banshees that Obama is a war criminal.

June 13, 2013 06:00 pm at 6:00 pm |

don in albuquerque

And this is the red line for many Americans. NO MORE! We are not the worlds police dept., we cannot even wear the white hat with our own people. Forget doing something for the American people, it's more fun to spend billions on war.

June 13, 2013 06:32 pm at 6:32 pm |

Just a thought

Alrighty then Syria is going to find out what it feels like to deal with the Greatest Country on earth. We already said enough is enough and this as-saad fool just refuses to kick rocks. Ok...we have a couple of tomahawks with your name enscribed on them. Didn't you bother to ask Mohmar Khaddfi???? Well time for you see what he experienced first hand...and you won't see a single U.S. Boot on the ground, This President knows how to do this.

June 13, 2013 06:48 pm at 6:48 pm |

Just a thought

What is it with these fools? Do they really think that President Obama is kidding? Ok...a hard head makes for a very soft fanny. Kiss your dictator job, palace, cushy lifestyle and life in general goodbye

June 13, 2013 06:53 pm at 6:53 pm |

No

Obama distracting everybody from PRISM. News at eleven!

June 13, 2013 08:10 pm at 8:10 pm |

Data Driven

Depressing.

Not gonna defend it, sorry. Many brilliant liberals here whose opinions I enjoy reading might defend this decision, and they might change my mind. Meanwhile, I think Obama is making a terrible mistake.